1. Member of the Constitutional Court can be elected the Albanian citizen meeting the following conditions:

a) Having full capacity to act;

b) Having completedthehigher education in law, Second Level Diploma;

c) Having assumed no political functions in the public administration and having assumed no leadership positions in political parties during the past 10 years from the date of application;

ç) Not being subjecttocriminal proceedings and not beingsentenced to imprisonment for the commission of a criminal offence;

d) Nothaving beendismissed from office due to disciplinary grounds and not being subjectto any current disciplinary measure;

dh) Having successfully passed the process of auditing and verification of his/her personal assets and those of his/her family members, in accordance with the law.

2. The candidate meeting the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of this Article, shall meet the following further criteria:

a) Having aprofessional experience not less than 15 years as a judge, prosecutor, advocate, law professor or lecturer, high-level jurist in the public administration;

b) Having a renowned activity in the field of constitutional law, human rights or other spheres of law;

c) Being appreciated for his/her professional skills and ethical and moral integrity.

3. Fulfilment of the criteria above shall be assessed on the basis of:

a) tenurein profession;

b) Specific experience of the candidate in a certain field of law or as legal advisor at the Constitutional Court or High Court;

c) Post university qualifications and training in the field of constitutional law, human rights or another sphere of law;

ç) Scientific indicators, including publications and scientific articles in the field of law;

d) Performance during the higher legal education, with an average of scores of not less than 8, or equivalent to it, in case the higher education has been completed abroad or the final evaluation of the School of Magistrates;

dh) Information received from other public institutions.

4. The appointing bodies shall take account of the composition of the Constitutional Court at the moment of appointing the candidate for guaranteeing the balance among professional experiences of the members and observation of gender equality.